Jammu y Cachemira CM permite el uso de "Bharat", "India" o "Hindustan", en medio del debate nacional de nombres. Jammu and Kashmir CM allows use of "Bharat," "India," or "Hindustan," amid national naming debate.

El Ministro Principal de Jammu y Cachemira, Omar Abdullah, dijo que los ciudadanos pueden llamar al país "Bharat", "India" o "Hindustan", respondiendo al impulso del Secretario General de RSS Dattatreya Hosabale por el nombre "Bharat". The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, said citizens can call the country "Bharat," "India," or "Hindustan," responding to RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale's push for the name "Bharat." Sunil Sharma, líder del BJP, apoyó a Hosabale, mientras que Priyanka Chaturvedi, diputada de Shiv Sena, vio el debate como una distracción. BJP leader Sunil Sharma supported Hosabale, while Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi saw the debate as a distraction. La controversia se intensificó después de que los partidos de oposición nombraran a su alianza "INDIA", lo que llevó al primer ministro Modi a enfatizar "Bharat". The controversy intensified after opposition parties named their alliance "INDIA," prompting PM Modi to emphasize "Bharat."